Lo aleynu (לא עלינו) means god forbid in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לא עָלֵינוּ
lo aleynu
word
In English
god forbid
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Lo aleynu.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגנאמר בסמיכות לאיזכור צרה ופגע, משאלה שלא יבא על הדובר או השומע.
The word Lo aleynu is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- לא עָלֵינוּ
- Written without vowel points
- לא עלינו
- Said
- lo aleynu
- Gematria
- 197
This is how Lo aleynu is said in other languages.
- English
- god forbid
These words mean nearly the same as Lo aleynu.
These words mean the opposite of Lo aleynu.
- הלוואי עלינו
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These words come before and after Lo aleynu in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lo aleynu.
What does Lo aleynu (לא עלינו) mean in Hebrew?
Lo aleynu (לא עלינו) means god forbid. It is said lo aleynu, with the stress on ley.
What is a synonym for Lo aleynu (לא עלינו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lo aleynu (לא עלינו) are רחמנא ליצלן.
What is the opposite of Lo aleynu (לא עלינו)?
Words that mean the opposite of Lo aleynu (לא עלינו) are הלוואי עלינו.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לא עלינו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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